National affairs
18 November 2020
Covid-19 has rewarded some and disadvantaged others — but federal Labor faces the same old post-defeat pressures
National affairs
14 November 2020
Behind Joel Fitzgibbon’s coal-fired resignation lies a decades-old battle
National affairs
6 November 2020
Are the polls really less accurate these days?
National affairs
31 October 2020
The minor party’s apparent decline can only be good for Labor in today’s state election
National affairs
28 October 2020
Experience shows that state parties suffer electorally when their own party governs in Canberra
National affairs
22 October 2020
Regardless of his public impact, Josh Frydenberg is making his case to be party leader
National affairs
13 October 2020
Australians are more likely to vote than their international counterparts — but does that mean the system should stay as it is?
National affairs
6 October 2020
We’ve grown used to televised election confrontations. But do they really shift votes?
National affairs
21 September 2020
Structural shifts mean that Labor’s primary vote is only part of the election-winning equation
National affairs
18 September 2020
Joe Biden’s climate policy would have big repercussions in Australia
National affairs
10 September 2020
Normal hostilities have resumed, and the target is the Liberals’ bête noire, Dan Andrews. Next up, Annastacia Palaszczuk…
National affairs
1 September 2020
Crises aren’t always bad for governments — federal, state or territory — facing elections
National affairs
24 August 2020
The electoral arithmetic was loaded against Lia Finocchiaro’s Country Liberal Party in Saturday’s Northern Territory election
National affairs
19 August 2020
Donald Trump’s attack on the mail system highlights how a flawed electoral system is struggling with the pandemic
National affairs
7 August 2020
The truce among governing parties makes life difficult for Anthony Albanese and his state counterparts
International
22 July 2020
What does history tell us about how the numbers will unfold between now and election day?
National affairs
5 July 2020
What does a tight result that’s likely to go Labor’s way tell us about electoral behaviour?
National affairs
2 July 2020
Interpreting Saturday’s result is all about context
National affairs
22 June 2020
Have we been missing the prime cause of the leadership instability that set in ten years ago?
National affairs
3 June 2020
Labor’s chances of winning the closely watched seat have improved — but don’t bet your house on it
National affairs
18 May 2020
A year after its re-election, the Coalition is riding high. But how long will that last?
National affairs
30 April 2020
It’s just one electorate, but it spells danger for Anthony Albanese
National affairs
27 April 2020
Scott Morrison meets the ghost of Richard Nixon
National affairs
22 April 2020
Has political orthodoxy been upended?
National affairs
16 April 2020
Calls for a “national discussion” paper over the reality of an evolving crisis
National affairs
8 April 2020
What’s an opposition leader to do in a crisis like this?
National affairs
31 March 2020
Highly strung journalists aren’t doing anyone any favours tweeting about Covid-19
National affairs
11 March 2020
How should Labor react to the government’s stimulus package?
National affairs
3 March 2020
A Biden candidacy would be the best news on offer for a warming planet
National affairs
25 February 2020
… and an obsession with well-paid miners isn’t helping